Coin controlled vending machine



Sept. 21, 1943. L. sTElNER 2,330,153

coIN coNTRoLLED VENDING MACHINE Filed June 12, 1941 4 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR. ou/s S75/NER Byf "m TTO/QNEY Sept., 2l, 1943a L. sTElNER COIN VCON'IROLLED VENDING MACHINE Filed June l2, 1941 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. l OU/5 57E/NEP BY j@ Sept. 21, A1943.. L. sTI-:lNl-:R

COIN GNTROLLED VENDING MACHINE Filed June 12, 1941 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. OU/5 STE/NER 4 BY a E TTNEY 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Sept. 21, 1943. L, STEINER COIN CONTROLLED VENDING' MACHINE Filed June 12, 1941 Patented Sept. Z1, 1943 STATES?, I f

Louis Steiner,

Application J une 12,

i n Claims'.

v'Ifhisdnventio'nrelates to coin controlled vend-- ing'rnachines. It-is'particularly directed to coin controlledmachinesv for-vending articles stockedin' aplurality offV chutes.

Oneob'ectofthis"v invention is to generally improvethe-machineV disclosedin my Patent No. 2,083,928. issued AJune 15, 1937, Yand my Patent Noi 2,20%,902-s'sued-July 1-6, 1940.

Inl my Patent Nol` 2,083,928 there is disclosed a vending machinehfor -vendingcigarettes o rother packages npon insertion into the machine ofvadime and al nickel or three-nickels.

Inmy PateritN'o. 2,20'7,'.-l02`there is disclosed a-,machine from which articles may be dispensed by insertion into the machine of either ra'dirne andf two nickels, or four nickels, withmeansV to permitvending of articles from one or more f chutes beginning at the left'of the machine, up-

on insertion .intothe machine of a dime-anda nickeh The machinev disclosed in said patent could be converted' from a 20cmachine into a 1.5. machine (a dime 'and a nickel) with provision. for.dispensing articles from one 'or more chutes beginning at the left ofthe machine,r uponinsertion of one-dime only.

The following difficulties-have been foundwith such machines:` f

1. If the machine were-set to operate for'either 20c or 15, the adjustment to permit dispensingv of' articles for anickel less` could only belmadeeither. on the rst chute at the left of the machine, or the rst two on the left of the machine,- or the rst three, and so forth. The adjustment could` not be made, for example,v on` the Ysecond chute alone, orthe fourth chute, orthelast chute. .Said adjustment could only be made on one or more. chutes. beginning at the left, and therefore the usejof the machine was limitedto placing. the 'cheaper cigarettes only in certain chutes;

' 2.. The lconversion'orF the machine from a 20g. machine'to a 15oL machine necessitated-removal of levers andreplacement ofparts which requiredthe work of a-mechanv'c, and could notbedone quickly oreasily.

3. The-.machine could in no caseoperate on insertion ofy two dimes, or three nickels. 1t is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a machine of thecharacter described, which-may be converted from a ZriI 'rnachine to a 15d-machine by'two extremely quick' andeasy adjustments, vand-which do not neces*- sitatefe'itherreplacement or removal@ of"'part`s;-- and which can be done-with the us-ofv` only a-` screw driver.

- quicklylconverted' to`v operate for: a nickely less.'

' than the price forzwliich the-machine is set. In` othe'rwords, if the. machine isset-to operate for dispensing articles from the `chutes. for '20, any

one or morev ofi the'I chutes may be converted 'by n a very'simplea adjustment to'dispense articlesfor fory 15d-any one or; more of: the chutesV may be as. easily conver'tedtor operate `for. a nickel less..

, In@ the present machine-it is not 'only the' rst,

orI rst `two.. or first? three chutes,l and so. forth,`

rettesmaybe stockedinf any-one or more of'. the

chutes. '1

fected by insertion into `the machine: of, twodimes,- a` dime and. two-nickels prieur nickels, K and-any, 15 operation, uponiinsertion: into:v the machine. of eitheravr dime-and: a-.m'cliel` or threezanickels.Y y

expensive.; tornanufactre, easy toj manipulate', 30A Y practicalandeficient to a. high degreeinuse.

f. Other` 'objects ofthisinvention.,wll.,in- Dart-be obviousj'and-,in part hereinafter pointed` out.-

- frammenti@ accordingly consists in @heim-l 35' tures ojf 'constrctiom combinations. of. elements,

and' arrangement of l parts which will heexern.-r

plievdy inthe constr n".tion,` hereinafter described,

and @ramen-n.1@ slcopetf; application will bem?,

dignesis the allowing claims:

shown one othevarions possible lillustrative emhodiments'jofj'thisinvention,

Fifggdl isafside elevational, view of the coin` crintrolled"F mechanism for avending machine 475 embodying;A the-invention, set to 'operate for disjperisfingg'articles-front the-machine by' insertion into-j tire-machineV ofy leither two dimesA or "four, nickels; or one dime-and' two-nickels;

, Fig. 2 v is air'ot'elevationalview of a portioriof v 5in' the chutesl 'andcoin*controlled'l mechanism'- bodying the invention; g

Fig. 3` isanenlarged,'crossrsectonal view'taken on line 3 3 ogirFg. 1;

aI nickelless,` ancli the machine-'is set tooperate.

whichcam be operated. fon ainickelxless, but` any"- one or more of the; chutesirrespective of itsposiz-` tionf-in-,themachina so that the. cheaper-oiga Ak further object of. this. inventioniis" w-provide a strong, compact and durable machine of the; character;` described, which .shall be relatively, 111- smooth and-positive, inA operation. and..withal In the accompanying, drawinga in .which 'is the machine converted into a 15 machine to operate uponinsertion of either a dime plus a nickel, or threenickels; I

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6,'but showing the levers removed and the draw bar pulled forward when a nickel and a dime are inserted into the machine;

on line 8 8 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 9 9 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken on line IIl-l of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a partial View similar to Fig.9, but

illustrating the position of theA parts when one of the chutes isset to operate for a nickel less` than the remainderof the chutes; and

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line I2-I2 of Fig. 2.

Referring now in detail. to the drawings, I0 designates a coin controlled vending machine embodying the invention. The machine I0 comprises a horizontal wall I I, from which there ex-` tends upwardly at 'the front, a wall I2, and from the rear of which there extends downwardly a wall I 3. Attached to wall II is a downwardly extending front wall I4, aligned with wall I2. Extending upwardly from horizontal wall I2, is a row of vertical aligned chutes I6. Each chute I6 comprises a rear wall I1, side walls I8 and anges 20, extending inwardly from thevfront ends of side walls I8. The chutes- I6 are thus open at the front.

The top wall II fis formed with a plurality of parallel slots 23, extending from front to rear, and centrally located with respect to the chutes I6. Slidably mounted on said wall I I, and aligned with each slot 23,4 is a draw bar 24 having a handle 25 at the front, a rod 26 extending fromv front to rear carrying said handle, and a block 21 at the rear end Vof rod 26 to push the lowermost package in the chute rearwardly when the draw bar is drawn forwardly and then released to be moved rearwardly under the influence of a suitable spring, as will be shownhereinafter. Fixed to each block 21, and extending downwardly through its slot 23, is a hook 28,v for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Mounted within the machine, and below wall II, is a horizontal axle 30, to which there are` pivoted crank arms 3| carrying a transverse horizontal rod 32 at their outerv ends adapted to be engaged by the hooks 28. A torsion spring 35 on axle 39 has an arm 36 engaging rod 32 and tending to move the rod 32 rearwardly. Thus, when a draw bar is pulled forwardlythe rod32 will be moved forwardly to permit the lowermost package in the chute to drop in the chute. YWhen the draw bar 4is released, spring 35 pushes rod 32 rearwardly to push ,the` draw bar which has been drawn forwardly, in a rearwarddirection to eject the dropped package.

Twenty cents coin control mechanism Means is provided to .prevent any draw bar from being pulled forwardly unless the proper i Fig. 8 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view taken coins are deposited into the machine. To this end, the machine IU is provided with a side wall 40 disposed below wall II and formed with a horizontal slot 4I Fixed to the outside of the side wall 40 is a member 43 formed with a groove 44 in which is slidably mounted a slider plate 45. Attached to the slider plate 45 is a pin 46 passing through slot 4I and connected by link 46a to arm 3 I. Thus, when a draw bar is pulled forwardly, it slidably moves slider plate forwardly. If the slider plate 45 is held against movement, no draw bar Acan be pulled forwardly.

` The coin controlled mechanism includes suitable means to hold plate 45 against forward movement unless the proper coins are deposited. Plate 45 is formed with a slot 41 enlarged downwardly at its forward end to form a shoulder or stop 48. `Above slot 41 is a horizontal slot 49.

In the forward part of the plate is a slot 50 enlarged downwardly at its lower end to form a shoulder or stop 5I. Above ,slot 50 is a substantially similarslot 52 enlarged downwardly at its forward end to form a shoulder or slot 53.

At the forward end of plate 45 is an upwardly extending portion `54 formed with a slot 55 disposed above slot 52. Plate 45 is retained within the groove 44 by a vertical plate 51 attached at l its upper and lower ends to member 43; and also by a vertical member 59 slidablydmounted on member 43 adjacent the forward `end thereof. Member 59 is formed with slots 60 to receive screws 6I screwed to member 43, the heads of said screwsengaging the outer surface of member 59 to permit said member to slide upwardly` and downwardly.

Mounted on the side of the machine above member 43, is a member 64 providedwith a dime chute 65 and a nickel chute 66 to receive, respectively, dimes and nickels `inserted into the ma chine. Plate 45 is furthermore formed with grooves 65a, 65h and 65e above slot 49, between slots 41 and 49- and below slot 41, respectively, aligned with the chute 65. Thus, when a dime drops into chute 65 it will pass downwardly through groove 65a and 65h into groove 65e.

Slidably mounted on member 43` and below plate 45, is a horizontal coin release bar 1i) on which the coins come to rest when dropped into the chute. Thus, the rst dime inserted into the chute will rest on bar 18. The seconddime inserted into the chute will rest on top of the first dime.v I

Plate 45 is furthermore formed with grooves 66a, 66h, 66o and 66d disposed above slot 55, between slots 52 and 55, between slots 50 and 52 and below slot 50, respectively. When a nickel is inserted into chute 66, it will drop through through grooves 66a, 66h and 66C into groove 66d to rest on the release bar 10. The second nickel passes through said grooves to rest on the first nickel. The third nickel rests on the second nickel, and the fourth nickel will rest on the third nickel.

Pivoted to member 43, as at.1I, is a lever 1?. formed with an offset lug 13 projecting into slot 41, and adapted to be engaged by shoulder 48 to prevent forward movement of plate 45. If a dime is inserted into the chute, forward movement of slide plate 45 will cause the dime vto engage lug 13 to rotate lever 12 upwardly to bring said lug above the shoulder. Lever 12 is normally pulled downwardly by a spring 14 interconnecting the rear end of the spring with the machine. The lever may be formed with a slot 15 through which ther5e I passes a guide screw or pin 16 xed to bar l to-.sper'mitv articles.. .toJ be. vended. upon.` insertion slot 4.9; and also-with. 'a seco-nda lug-80. projecting i into sleftilfv and adapted tofeng-age shoulder 5| 4to prevent, forwardv sliding movement `f' Platone. A second dime inserted into the machine, however, will rest on the r-st dirne andwi-llenaaee the lue 1S to ,raise lever 158 when a drawvv bar isy pulled forwardlyl to disengage. the lug 80., from shoulder 5|. f 1 Eurthermore; the rst nickel insertedinto the machine will be. adapted to engagey the lug' 80 to litt the lever 't8 and disengaee said ing from said shouldervli. .'hus, lever "i8: will release plate 45 either upon insertion. of a second dime ora first nickels. Lever ,18' is normally pulled downwardly by 'asering 8j; interconnecting the forward end of said' lever withthe rearfegldi of lever l2. Said lever; be formed; adjacent .its forward end with; a slotil. to receive a guide pin or screw 8f3 xed: to the machine- There is furthermore pivoted to bar 5l, as at 8.5, a third` lever iliiloroviriedl withy an Aoffset lug 87, projecting into lslot @9 justin front oi the lug 19;; and also formed with. a second oiTset lug SSE projecting into; slot 52 'and-'adapted to engage theshoulder 5.3 ,toprevent forward movement of the slider plate 45| Lever 86fwi-l1= be swung upwardly,y however, to release the plate 45 upon insertion into the machine of either two-,dimes y or two nickels. Thus, asecond dime will engage lug lg to lift they lever; or a second nickel will engageilfughi, to-liit said lever. Lever 854 is normally pulled; downwardlyr by. a spring 9B interconnecting; the` for-Ward end of the lever with pin into the machine of either a dime and a'hiokel or threel nickels. 'Ilo this end, link 96 is formed with a Screvvfthreadd ofening' `^00f located just below the lei/'ery 8B.; Screwed into saitzl'1 opening isha screw ljfl.` Qn'saidlelv'erv isa lo'ckinut m2. Whenthe machine c'nperatesas, a 20c machine, the screw is in the position shown `iir'lig. 3 oi the, drawings; In such position,v the4 screw LVIII. isl screwed, back to'. clear the` leve18`` soi that as levers 94. and 1.2;.swingunwardly, lever855`v willfnotbe. contacted by screw, '||l To con-vert the machinefromK a 2,012. machine to, a.- eme-f 312e. Said lever may also' he formed with a slot 9|v at itsy forward end to receive a guide pin l92 iXedfto-the machine.

There is furthermorepivoted to bar 5l, as` at 9,3, a fourth lever 9.4'A pro-vided` with. a lug 95 disposed at such. a heightthat said lug will be engaged by the fourth riiclnel.- inserted intothe ina-` chine to lift said, lever upon draw-ing forward a pullrbar. Lever Sli. is-V interconnected to lever i2 byS aflink Siti.y Thus, upward. movement of lever .1

94 willl causei upward movement tozlever 'l2 to release lug- '|3. ,froni shouldert. Thus, lug i3 will release shoulder 48 by insertion of. eithera dime or four-nickelsi Y i f l It will nowbe understoodithat slider plate Willz be totally, releasedI by insertion into the machine offfeither two dimest or a dirnev plus twov nickels, or four nickels. If two dimes are, inserted, the first dime releases lug i3 from shoulder. |58` and the second dirne release lugs 5i)V and.

8,8. from shouldersr 5| and 53,. respectively. k1 If a1 dirne and two nickels; are inserted into the machine, the first dime releases lug F3 from shoul` der 48.. The first` nickel releases lug fromy shoulder 5|; and the second nickel releaseslug 88.. from shoulder 53; l l' If four nickels. are inserted into the machine, the` irst nickelreleases. lug 80 from, shoulder 5|., The second nickel releases lug 88 from shoulder 53 and the fourth nickel causes upward swine oflever M. and hence lever 12 to. releaselug i3, from shoulder 4 8 'to permit thejslider 45. t0. be -pilled forwardly.

It. will no w be'r understood that articles frein,

any of the chutes may ber dispensedupon insertion into the machine of either two dimes, a dirne;

andltwo nickels .or four nickels..

conversion of machine from 2o m15 chine.; the, loclgnut |202; is released and thescrew tilt- Ais` then screwed inwardly to; the positionshcwlfi` in Fig.v 8,. .and the lock nut. thenrr again. tightened. The screw is'then beneath-lever .8,6 so` that eitherlfever 9A or 12 is swuneyI upwandly, leverV 8.6 will swing upwardly, therewith. Y

hereiis. furthermore pivoted to lever m5 adjacent the pivot 93 a. lever. |06. Screwed to lever 94 is a headed guide screw 94a; passing throughfa slotv |03 inI lever |06.. Lever. 9 4l'iS,y forrriecly with,V a; substantially rectangular opening. LLI), and extending fromylever, |118, is an offset lug it?, projecting 4.thrQugl-'l the opening |11,V and Se. petitioned as t0.. be engagedby ay third'. nickel inserted intothe machine; when. lever t0 is dQWn, as shown in Fig. 6.

. Whenthe machine. isset. to, movement of.. lever [0 6 vrelative.to-1ever 94: does not have/anyA effect on lever 9,4. Means-isf pro- `v vided, however, to lever. L05 to.. lever: 9,41,l so; that upward movement of the formerwill cause corresponding; upward. movement. of the latter;

upon. insertion 0f*r `ti'lleefnickels intothermachine.

To, this; end, levere. is, formed, adiacent; its upper, end, with! an upwardlyprojectint;3 Portionlt, to the upper, end.v ofwhich there isy pivotedK asat Hita leellcrankiti.v

,hentherzmachine operates for-2.0", the b ell crank It'l,v is. in fa positionr shown. in Fig;` 1 off the drawinga anddoes; not engage` thefflever |106;- Thelever-,Hl 'isetormedWilS-hxah Offset lug lf2@ adapted to, be engagiedibyythef bell cranky lflzlf when v saidbell crank isrnoved from; the4 positforn shownin- F-ig. loto, the position shovmrinflig. 6p The change inthe positionof thebell c rankflfriml` be made by' first loosening-.the screw H64 then@ swinging the bell crank to the position shown; in Fig.- 6, and thenagain tighteningthe screw.

Saidleell` crank maybe formed with. a forwardly 'Als/leans is pnovided; toconv,er.tthe machine fioriti.v 7 5.

entendingviineer engaging handle |22 to facilitate` rotation of saicLJoell7 crank. When the bell-.crank is notated to engagethe lug |26, levery H16 will move with lever M.` Theinsertionofthree'nickelsintothel machine will then.- raise lever' |06 and` conseq uently.l lever 9 4 andhence lever 12;, when', adraw bar is pulled forwardly.

It will now be, understoodv that` when the two. adjustments described above have beenmade, thev machine willi be converted from a1. 2ljmachine tofade n iaehine, and willcperate `uloon insertion into the machine ,of either a; dirne plus a nicke1-, (1r-:three nickels.v When. a: dirne. anda nickel;4 are; inserted into the machine, the first dii-nef will raise lever- 12 and disengaaelug 13 from shoulder 4t. Furthermore, the screw |I0f| willraisethe lever 8,6 to disengagelug Blkrom'y shoulden nickel' will;` cause, disengage.- ment of lug 8S from shoulder 5:!5..

When threenickels are inserted', the` iirstnickel willgdisenaaeeflue 80;tromr. shoulder 51|., The seca en dfnickelwill diseneaee. 8.8, .frornf shoulder .5.35.

errer-atefor 2.0,"

andthe third nickel willcauselevers |05, V94 and 12 to move upwardly to disengage lugi13 from shoulder 4"48.

Conversion to permit any chute or combination .of chutes to operate for a dime plus a` nickel when. the machine isset for 20c, and to permit 1 any chute or combination of chutes to operate "for a dime when. .the machinel is set for 15 front wall |33 formed with a slot |34 and a rearwardly extending downwardly depressed` tongue or shelf |35. Fixed to said wall and in alignment with each of the brackets |3|, and extending downwardly therefrom is a headed pivot pin or rivet |31. Pivoted to each pin |31 is a plate |38 the forward end of which rests on the tongue |35. Plates |38 are for the purpose of preventing more'than one draw bar from being pulled forward at a time, as described in my Patent No, 2,207,902.

There is furthermore pivoted to each pivot pin |31,` a cam plate |40'disp0sed below plate |38, andhaving a forwardly extending tongue |4| projectingthrough slot |34, and formed at its forward end with an opening |42. Each plate |40has an offset cammed portion |43.

` As shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, the cammed portions |43 extend to the left of each member |40 and are adapted to be engaged bythe hook portion 28 of the draw bar disposed on the left of said member when said drawbar is pulled Vforwardly. When a draw bar is pulled forwardly, thecam plate 40 on the right vthereof will be swung ina counterclockwise direction looking at Fig. 9 of the drawings. The cam plates |40 do not normally eiect ejection of articles from any of the `chutes at the price for which the machine is set, but become effective only for the chutes from which articles are to be dispensed for five cents lessthan the price forwhich the machine is set.`

Horizontal wall is formed adjacent the front thereof with an opening |45, located just forwardly of each bracket 3| The upper end of wall |4 may be formed with la rearwardly extending flange, notched as at |46, to register with the openings |45. Slida-bly mounted on top of wall is a transverse elongated bar |50 formed with a screw threaded opening aligned with the opening |42 of eachcam plate |40. Any suitable guide brackets |52 maybe attached to wall I to guide the bar |50.

Extending upwardly from the left end of bar |50 is an arm |53 interconnected to a bracket |54 on the machine `ybya coil compression spring |55, which normally urges bar |50 to the left. Fixed to arm |53 is a cam |56 having an upwardly and :outwardly inclined edge.V |51. The cam |56 passes through an opening |56 in the slidably mounted plate 59. Fixed to the upper end of plate 59 is a pin |59 disposed above the inclined edge |51 of cam |56.

If the bar |50 is not connected to any of the cam plates |40, said bar will remain at its left handed position, as shown in Fig. 2 of the `drawings and will not raise the 4bar59, and thus is entirely ineffective. However, if it is desired to vend articles from any chute or chutes for 5 less than the price for which the machine is set, then the bar` |50 is connected to the cam plate or plates at the right of said chute' or chutes by means of pin or pins |60. Pin |60 has a screw threaded portion at its upper end screwed within the screw' threaded opening 5| of the bar, the lower end of said pin passing through the opening |42 in the cam plate. The -bar |50 may thus be connected to any one or more of the cam plates. If the bar |50 is thus connected to any one or more of the cam plates, then a pull on any draw baron the left of said connected cam plates will cause swinging movement of said cam plate to the right, or in a counterclockwise direction, looking at Fig. 9 of the drawings, to pull the slidably mounted bar |50 to the right against the tension of spring 55 and cause the cam plate|56 to raise slidably mounted plate 59 for the purpose hereinafter appearing. l

If the machine is set for 20, then there is attached to the bar 59, a lug |62 so located as to raise the lever 86 when the draw bar is pulled. If the machine is lset to operate for- 15 the block or lug |62 is fixed to the bar 59 in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 7, to engage the lever 18 for raising the same when a drawbar at the left of any connected cam plate |40 is pulled for- Wardly.

Thus, if the machine is set for 20, chutes at the left of any connected cam plates |40 will operate upon insertion into the machine of a dime and a nickel. The dime will raise lever 12 to disengage lug 13 from shoulder 40. The nickel will raise lever 18 to disengage the lug 80 from shoulder 5| and the lug or block |62 will raise lever 86to disengage lug 88from shoulder 53.

If the machine is set for 15, chutes at the left of cam plates |40 connected to the bar |50 will opera-te upon insertion into the machine of one dime. Thus, the dime will disengage lug 13 from shoulder 48 and will also raise lever 86 through f screw |0|, to disengage lug 88 from shoulder 53.

Furthermore, upward sliding movement of bar 59 will cause lug |62 to raise lever 18 to disengage lug from shoulder 5l.

'I'he chutes at the left of cam plates which are not connected to the sliding bar 50 will have articles dispensed therefromA in the usual way dependingupon how the machine is set, either for 20 or for 15o.

' t will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is Well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I`claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a vending machine, a movable4 member formed with three shoulders, a member adapted to engage one of the shoulders toprevent movement of said movable member and releasable upon insertion into the machine of a coin of one denomination, a second member having means to engage a secondv shoulderto prevent movement of said movable member and releasable upon insertion-into the machine of a coil of ansa-rss of said other denomination, said secondand third p members `having-means to release said second and third members from the second and ythird shoulders upon yinsertion into the machine of a second -coin 4of the first denomination, a' fourth member, means to connect the first member to the fourth member for movement therewith, and means on the fourth member to engage a fourth coin of said other denomination upon insertion into 'the machine of third and fourth coins of said other denomination to move said 'fourth member and the first member therewith.

l2. VIn a vending machine, a'movable member formed with three shoulders, amemb'er adapted to engage Ione of the shoulders rto prev-ent movement of said movable member and releasable upon insertion into the machine offy a coin of one denomination, a second member having meansto engagea second 'shoulder to-pre'vent movement of said movable member and releasable upon insertion into the machine `of 'a coin of 4another denomination, athird member having means to engage a third shoulder and releasable v upon insertion into the machineof a second vcoin of said other denomination, said second and third members having means to release said second and v`third members from the secondand third shoulders upon insertion into the machine of a second coin of the first denomination, a fourth member, means to connect the fourth member to the first member for simultaneous movement, and means on the fourth member to move said fourth member and the first member therewith upon insertion into lthe machine of a fourth v`coin of said other denomination, adjustable means on said interconnecting member normally-inoperativeto move said third member but adapted to be adjusted to a position whereit will move said .third member to release said third shoulder upon movement of said rst and fourthmembers, to release said 'third member from said third shoulder. l

3. In a Vending machine, a movable member formed with three shoulders, a member adapted to engage one of the shoulders to prevent movelio ment of said movable member and releasable `upon insertion into the machine of a coin of one means to connect the fourth member to the first 1 member, means on the fourth member to move said fourth member and the first member therewith upon insertion into the machine of a fourth coin of said other denomination, adjustable means on said interconnecting member normally4 serti'on into thel machineof three coins fof said lother denomination to release saidfrs't 'member fromfsaid 'first'shouldeh f f '4. In' af'vending machine, "a movable member formed with three shoulders, amember adapted to Aengageone of the shoulders to'iprevent'mov'ement 'of said :movable member and releasable uponin'sertion into" the machine cf'fa coin of 'one denomination, a second member ,having means* -toengage 'fa secondj shoulder V'to"v1;z 'event movement-of said movable member and releas- -ableupon insertion into the machine of va coin `olf anotlleiffden'o'ln-nalion', third-member having means to'engagje fa third shoulder varidgrelasable vupon :insertion into themachine 'of a second Ycoin ofi-'said other denomination, said second and third members'having means to 'release said vsecmounted member h'avingvmeans, operative when said movable member is vii'cedl to the fourth mem-' b'er to move the fourth member'and the first member therewith, upon insertion into the Ymachine 'of three coins yof said'otherfdenominat'ion to release 'sai first member fromthe first shoulde f v i' 1, 1

5.v In a vending machine; '-a movable member formed- 'Wth three shoulders, Va 'member "adapted to engage one ofthe `sl'io'u-lders-"to 'preventmove# ment of said movable member" and releasable upon insertion intothe machine of a 'coin of'one denomination, -a second member having means to engage a second shoulder to V"lorevent rmovement of said movable member fand releasable upon insertion into machine l`tifa coin'of another denomination -afthird member having means to engage a l 'shoulder and relea'sableupon irlserti'oniiito the machine of a secoridicol'nfcif"saidl other denomination, said second and third members having means torelease said second and third members from the second and third shouly ders upon insertion into the machine of a second coin of the first denomination, a fourth member, means to connect the fourth member tothe first member, means on the fourth member to move said fourth member and the first member therewith upon insertion into the machine of a fourth coin of said other denomination, a member movably mounted on said fourth member, means to nx said movably mounted member to said fourth membensaid movablymounted member having means, operative when said movable member is fixed to the fourth member to move the fourth memberand the first member therewith, upon insertion into the machine of three coins of said other'r denomination to release said rst member from the first shoulder, and means on said interconnecting member dispcsed just below the third member andv adapted in one position to clear said third member so as not to move the same, when said first and fourth members are moved, and in another position to engage said third member to move the same when said rst and fourth' formed with threestops, a member having means to engage one of said stops to prevent movement of said movable member and also having means to contact a coin of one denomination inserted into the machine to release said engagingmeans 4 of the third member from the third-stop, said second and third members having additional means to concurrently contact a second coin of the rst denomination inserted into theomachine to simultaneously release theengaging means of the second and thirdhmembers from said second and third stops. o k l 7. In a vending machine, a movable member formed With three shoulders, a member adapted to engage one of the shoulders to prevent movel ment of said movable member and releasable upon insertion into themachineof a coin ofone denomination, a second member having means to engage a second shoulder to prevent movement of said movable member and releasable upon insertion into the machine of a cointof another denomination, a third member having means to engage a third shoulder and releasable upon insertion into themachne of a second coin of said other denomination, said second and third members having meanshrto release said second and third members from the second and third shoulders `upon insertion into the machine of a second coin of the rst denomination, a fourth member, means to connect the fourth member to the first member, means on the fourth member to move said fourth member and the first member therewith upon insertion into the machine of a fourth coin of said other denomination, and means on said interconnecting member disposed just below the thirdmember and adapted in one position to clear said third memassale?,

`,ber so as,not to move the same, when said `irst andfourth members are moved, and in another positionyto engage said third member to move the samejwhen Isaid rst and fourth members are moved, forvreleasing the third member from the third shoulder. l l

8. In avending` machine, a movable member formed with: two stop means, `a first member having means to engage one of said stop means to prevent movement of said movable member and having means to contact a coin inserted into the machine, to release said engaging means from said stop means, said movable member having a secondstop means, asecond member having means to engage the second stop means to prevent movement of said movable member and havingmeans to contact another coin inserted into the machine to release s aid last engaging means from said second stop means, saidiirst and second members each having additional means to concurrently contact still another coin inserted into the machine to concurrently release said engaging means'of said rst and second members from bothsaid stop means.

9. Ina vending machine,` a movable member, stop means on said movable member, a `rst member having means to engage said stop means to prevent movement of said movable member, means on said rst member to contact a coin inserted into the machine to release said engaging means from said stop means, a second member, means to connect said first and second members together for simultaneous movement, means on the second member to Contact a coin inserted into the machine to cause movement of said second member together with said rst member, a member movably mounted on the second member, means tox said movably mounted member to said second member, in a predetermined position, said movably mounted member having means operativeonly when said movable member is xed to said second member in said predetermined position, to engage a coin inserted into the machine to cause movement of said second member and the rst member therewith.

LOUIS STEINER. 

